NASCAR Season Kickoff at Daytona Speedweeks Ends with Soggy Climax

Speedweeks at Daytona has been a great prelude to the Super Bowl for the sport. The weather gods were kind, racing was exciting, media had plenty to hype and the main event was postponed. The air in the balloon began seeping out with the clouds and rain that targeted a good part of northern Florida, and that included Daytona Beach. Now the fans must rearrange schedules or return to work. The crowd will certainly be diminished, and television ratings will take a hit. Rain-delayed races just somehow lose a bit of their draw no matter how good they are when they are run on Monday. Weather still doesn't look too dry with the forecast, so it could be Tuesday which would be worse yet. NASCAR had so much going for it with all things Danica, t...

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